Bloomberg Latvia’s political parties are discussing four candidates to lead the central bank after IlmarsRimsevics’s term ends in December, Latvia’s LatvijasAvize newspaper reported. Under consideration are Roberts Zile, a member of the European Parliament, Martins Kazaks, a central bank board member, UldisCerps, a former director of the banking regulator, and KarlisBauze, who previously headed monetary policy at the central bank, …

Bloomberg Four payments companies that have joined Facebook Inc as founding members of the Libra Association are wavering over whether to officially sign on to the cryptocurrency project, according to people familiar with the matter. Visa Inc, Mastercard Inc, PayPal Holdings Inc and Stripe Inc are undecided about formally signing onto Libra’s organising charter because they’re concerned about maintaining positive …

Bloomberg Denmark’s new left-wing government pledged tough laws to control housing costs and singled out Blackstone Group for “unsustainable” rental practices. Kaare Dybvad, the Danish housing minister, said Blackstone is “challenging” local legislation “where there are holes.” By taking advantage of those holes, the concern is that properties are being bought up and then rented out at prices that Danes …